Field Notes

FROM THE POOL

Explore the stories that have shaped us and the mission we're cultivating within this cherished landscape.

Feb 14, 2023

Valentine's Day—Love Is a Choice | Maple Grove Hot Springs

The biggest gift you can give the loves of your life today, and every day, is not to require their love to be happy. ⁠ ⁠To set others...

9,544 Hours a Year | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Feb 1, 2023

OUR STORY

9,544 Hours a Year | Maple Grove Hot Springs

About 9,544 hours a year. That's what it takes if we are lucky. ⁠ ⁠Days like today during wild Winter months like this on an...

Be Well Wim Hof Winter 2023 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Jan 26, 2023

EXPERIENCES

Be Well Wim Hof Winter 2023 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Our mission is simple:⁠ ⁠Be well within the bodies we inhabit, the communities we gather, and the wilderness we steward. ⁠ ⁠Our time,...

Announcing the New Yurts | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Jan 23, 2023

ARCHITECTURE

Announcing the New Yurts | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Mondays are for announcements, and we've got a yurt-sized one to share! ⁠ ⁠We've often said that we feel really good about the number of...

Reflection on 2022 Part Two | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Jan 1, 2023

OUR STORY

Reflection on 2022 Part Two | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Each year, as Humans, we are either becoming more or less ourselves. ⁠⁠ Part of the magic is that we never really know who we are until...

Reflections on 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Dec 21, 2022

OUR STORY

Reflections on 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

A year on this land often feels like a lifetime. This means as the conclusion of a year arrives with the Winter Solstice gift of the most...

Holiday Gatherings | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Dec 7, 2022

COMMUNITY

Holiday Gatherings | Maple Grove Hot Springs

As friends, families, and co-workers, we are either in a state of expansion or contraction. Our social flow is never still. ⁠ ⁠Whether we...

Thoughts on Gratitude | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Nov 23, 2022

CULTURE

Thoughts on Gratitude | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Our thoughts on gratitude. ⁠ ⁠Happiness, it seems, is an ongoing dance of near-daily decisions. ⁠ ⁠To be aware of the past with an...

Funded in Seven Days All By Women | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Nov 10, 2022

OUR STORY

Funded in Seven Days All By Women | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Remember when a group of women replaced a bank? We will, for a really long time. This, friends, is how our banking story ends: With a...

The Magic of Stars | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Oct 29, 2022

WILDERNESS

The Magic of Stars | Maple Grove Hot Springs

At night, there is something magical awaiting everyone. It's also impossible to put into words. It happens when they walk out of their...

Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Oct 9, 2022

COMMUNITY

Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 | Maple Grove Hot Springs

TODAY IS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY!!⁠ ⁠History, sadly, is often written by the victors. The settlers. The conquerors. ⁠ ⁠And what is the...

Sound Baths and Stone Sheltes | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Oct 1, 2022

EXPERIENCES

Sound Baths and Stone Sheltes | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Every Fall, it's like our entire business, community, and certainly, this land needs to take a long exhale. Sometimes by choice,...

Respecting Boundaries | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Sep 14, 2022

COMMUNITY

Respecting Boundaries | Maple Grove Hot Springs

The Truth About Sexual Harassment and Why We Don't Tolerate It Truth: Sexualized conversations in sacred communal pools rob others of...

Our First Sound Bath Concert | Davey & The Midnights

Jordan Menzel

Sep 14, 2022

EXPERIENCES

Our First Sound Bath Concert | Davey & The Midnights

And just like that, a new tradition has been born. Yet, at the same time, it's a tradition that we know, deep down, will look and feel...

Restoration and Preservation | Maple Grove Hot Springs

Jordan Menzel

Sep 14, 2022

MISSION

Restoration and Preservation | Maple Grove Hot Springs

At the beginning, middle, and end of the day, we view ourselves as an experiment in restoration. ⁠Of land, purpose, structures, and of...